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The JD/MA in International Studies with the College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (LAS) provides you with knowledge of the political, economic and cultural environment in which international law is developing. Structured around international political economy and global culture, the program is particularly appropriate for law students with strong foreign language or social science backgrounds who wish to pursue careers as international legal specialists.

To be accepted to the joint degree program, students must complete at least 29 credits in the College of Law with a minimum grade point average of 3.00. They apply to the LAS graduate program after their first semester in law school.

Traditional JD students must complete 86 credit hours to graduate from the College of Law. However, under a joint degree program, a student earns the JD degree after completing a minimum of 76 credit hours. The College of Law applies up to 10 credits toward the JD degree for work completed in the other graduate degree program. ?Traditional international studies students must complete 48 credit hours to receive the MA degree. However, under the joint degree program, you are required to complete a minimum of 36 credit hours. The Graduate College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences will accept up to 12 hours of credit for work completed in the College of Law. A joint degree student may not receive credit for courses that create a redundancy in coursework.

Learning Outcomes

JD Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Solve legal problems by applying foundational knowledge of civil procedure, constitutional law, contracts, criminal law, property law, and torts.
• Solve legal problems by applying foundational knowledge of the rules regulating the legal profession.
• Identify and apply relevant legal authority.
• Communicate clearly in speech and writing.
• Demonstrate the fundamental professional lawyering skills for competent and ethical participation as a member of the legal profession

MA Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to:

• Analyze the multiple ways in which inequality and oppression work and strategize for social change.
• Work with different partners in order to produce collaborative intellectual work.
• Develop socially responsible ethical frameworks that are informed by historical consciousness of transnational contexts.
• Examine the linkages between theory and practice, scholarship and activism, research and public policy in the field of International Studies.
• Carefully read texts, research independently, and write clearly.